Can new EU 'right to repair' product rules 'inspire the rest of the world'?

Michael Holder
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New EU ecodesign rules will require TVs, fridges and dishwashers to be easier to recycle and more energy efficient

Manufacturers in Europe will for the first time be required to make home products such as TVs, fridges, and washing machines easier for consumers to repair under new EU rules agreed today aimed at curbing...

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